# 47
{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House GD52/1601}
4500113
311 723 N

{Facsimile: G. Simpson, <Scottish Handwriting>, no. 10; whence
transcribed} *BE IT MAD KEND TIL ALL MEn BE Yir PreseNT LetteRIS
ME KATERYn-*GOTHYNYS TYLL HAF MAD CONSTITUYD & ORDANYT AND BE
Yir PreseNT LETTerIS MAKis CONSTUYS MY WELL BELUFIT COSYNE *THOMAS-WARDROPer
OF Y^E GOTHYNYS BERERe OF Yir LETTerIS MY VNDOWTAPILL LACHFUL
AND SPECIEL ASSIGNE GYFAND AND GRANTAND TO YE SAID MYn ASSIGNE
MY FOWL POWER & SPECIEL MANDMENT TO-GYDDIR W^T ALL RYCHT AND CLAME
Y^T j HAF HAD OR MAY HAFE TO LOWS & TO OWTQWYT Y^E LANDis OF *THANESTOWNE
W^T Y^E PerTINEnS TO ME PerTENAND THROW RYCHT OF HERITECHE LYAND
W^T-IN Y^E *SCHIRADOWME OFF *ABIRDENE W^T-IN Y^E *THANDWME OF
KYNTORE OWT OF Y^E HANDis OF WILzEME-SCHERERe *BURGESs OF *ABBIRDENE
HIS AYRIS EXECUTOWRis OR HIS ASSIGNEIS FOR QWHATSUM-EUer SUM OR
SUmMYS ProPORTYT {indicated} IN MY LETTerIS OR *EWYDENTTis GIFYN
BE ME TO Y^E SAID WILzEm AS IN WEDSET YAR-A-PONE *AND ALL OYer
& SYNDRY THYNGis TO DO & TO OYSs Y^E-QWYLK IS TILL A WERRA LACHFUL
& OWN-DOUTTAPIL ASSIGNE OF LAW & OF CUSTWME AR KNAWYNE TO PerTENE
*AND AS j MYCHT DO IN YE FORNEMYT MATer GIF j WAR IN ProPIR PerSONE
*FERME & STABILL HALDAND & FORTO HALD FOR EWYR FOROWTTYN REUOCACYOWN
OFF ME OR MY AYRIS QUHATSUMEUer THYNGis Y^E SAID *THOMES MYn ASSIGNA
TWICHIN Y^E SAID CAUSs IN MY NAME RICH^TWISLY LEDDis TO BE DONE
jN Y^E WITNES OF Y^E-QUYLK-THYNG j HAF APPENSIT MY *SELL TO Yir
MY LETTERIS AT PerTHT Y^E XIIJ DAY OFF YE MONETH OFF jENUERe Y^E
zERe OFF OWR LORD A *THOWSAND FOWR HWNDIR FOWRTY & NYNE zERe *AND
FOR-QWUHY-AT MY *SELL IS NO^T NOTERLY KNAWYN j HAF ProCURYT W^T
jNSTANS Y^E *SELL OF A HONORABIL MAn SSer ANDROW-OGILWYL OF YNCHMARTYn
KNYTHT TO Yir PreseNT LETTERIS TO-GYDDer W^T MY *SELL TO BE APPENSIT
FOR Y^E MARe *EWIDENS & RATIFICACIOWNE OF MY *SELL DAY zERe &
PLASs BE-FOR WRYTTYn BE-FOR Yir WITNES Y^T IS TO SA SSer WILzAm-*RAPERLAW
CURET OF YNCHMARTYn SSer *THOMES-MYCHELSON CHAPLANE *ANDROW-HARTH
SYM-jHONSON OFF YNCHMARTYn PATTOWN-LOGY jHOn-zONG W^T OYer SYNDRY